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1Persons that meet the definition of a holding 

company as provided by § 366.1 as of February 8, 

2006 shall notify the Commission of their status as 

a holding company no later than June 15, 2006. 

Holding companies formed after February 8, 2006 

shall notify the Commission of their status as a 

holding company, no later than the latter of June 

15, 2006 or 30 days after they become holding 

companies. 

f. All local, state, and federal agencies, 

Indian tribes, and other interested 

parties are invited to participate by 

phone. If interested, please contact 

Steve Kartalia at 

stephen.kartalia@ferc.gov or (202) 502– 

6131, by August 23, 2021, to receive a 

link and invitation to the conference 

call. 

Dated: July 8, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC21–27–000] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–65, FERC–65A, and 

FERC–65B) Consolidated Comment 

Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

(Commission or FERC) is soliciting 

public comment on the currently 

approved information collection, FERC– 

65 (Notice of Holding Company Status), 

FERC–65A (Exemption Notification of 

holding Company Status), and FERC– 

65B (Waiver Notification of Holding 

Company Status). Any interested person 

may file comments directly with OMB 

and should address a copy of those 

comments to the Commission as 

explained below. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information are due August 13, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

FERC–65, 65A, 65B to OMB through 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission Desk Officer. Please 

identify the OMB control number 

(1902–0218) in the subject line. Your 

comments should be sent within 30 

days of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Please submit copies of your 

comments (identified by Docket No. 

IC21–27–000) to the Commission as 

noted below. Electronic filing through 

http://www.ferc.gov, is preferred. 

• Electronic Filing: Documents must 

be filed in acceptable native 

applications and print-to-PDF, but not 

in scanned or picture format. 

• For those unable to file 

electronically, comments may be filed 

by USPS mail or by hand (including 

courier) delivery. 

Æ Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: 

Addressed to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Æ Hand (Including Courier) Delivery: 

Deliver to: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, MD 20852. 

Instructions: 

OMB submissions must be formatted 

and filed in accordance with submission 

guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain; Using the search function 

under the ‘‘Currently Under Review 

field,’’ select Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission; click ‘‘submit’’ and select 

‘‘comment’’ to the right of the subject 

collection. 

FERC submissions must be formatted 

and filed in accordance with submission 

guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For 

user assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support by email at ferconlinesupport@

ferc.gov, or by phone at: (866) 208–3676 

(toll-free). 

Docket: Users interested in receiving 

automatic notification of activity in this 

docket or in viewing/downloading 

comments and issuances in this docket 

may do so at http://www.ferc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Brown may be reached by email 

at DataClearance@FERC.gov and 

telephone at (202) 502–8663. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FERC–65 (Notice of Holding 

Company Status), FERC–65A 

(Exemption Notification of Holding 

Company Status), and FERC–65B 

(Waiver Notification of Holding 

Company Status). 

OMB Control No.: 1902–0218. 

Type of Request: Three-year extension 

of the FERC–65, FERC–65A and FERC– 

65B information collection requirements 

with no changes to the current reporting 

requirements. 

Abstract: 

FERC–65 (Notice of Holding Company 

Status) 

The Pursuant to section 366.4 of the 

Commission’s rules and regulations, 

persons who meet the definition of a 

holding company shall provide the 

Commission notification of holding 

company status. The FERC–65 is a onetime informational filing outlined in the 

Commission’s regulations at 18 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 366.4. The 

FERC–65 must be submitted within 30 

days of becoming a holding company.1

While the Commission does not require 

the information to be reported in a 

specific format, the filing must consist 

of the name of the holding company, the 

name of public utilities, the name of 

natural gas companies in the holding 

company system, and the names of 

service companies. In addition, the 

Commission requires the filing to 

include the names of special-purpose 

subsidiaries (which provide non-power 

goods and services) and the names of all 

affiliates and subsidiaries (and their 

corporate interrelationship) to each 

other. Filings may be submitted in 

hardcopy or electronically through the 

Commission’s eFiling system. 

FERC–65A (Exemption Notification of 

Holding Company Status) 

While noting the previously outlined 

requirements of the FERC–65, the 

Commission has allowed for an 

exemption from the requirement of 

providing the Commission with a 

FERC–65 if the books, accounts, 

memoranda, and other records of any 

person are not relevant to the 

jurisdictional rates of a public utility or 

natural gas company; or if any class of 

transactions is not relevant to the 

jurisdictional rates of a public utility or 

natural gas company. Persons seeking 

this exemption may file the FERC–65A, 

which must include a form of notice 

suitable for publication in the Federal 

Register. Those who file a FERC–65A in 

good faith will have a temporary 

exemption upon filing. After 60 days if 

the Commission has taken no action, the 

exemption will be deemed granted. 

Commission regulations within 18 CFR 

366.3 describe the criteria in more 

specificity. 

FERC–65B (Waiver Notification of 

Holding Company Status) 

If an entity meets the requirements in 

18 CFR 366.3(c), they may file a FERC– 

65B waiver notification pursuant to the 

procedures outlined in 18 CFR 366.4. 

Specifically, the Commission waives the 

requirement of providing it with a 

FERC–65 for any holding company with 

respect to one or more of the following: 

(1) Single-state holding company 

systems; (2) holding companies that 

own generating facilities that total 100 

MW or less in size and are used 

fundamentally for their own load or for 


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2 86 FR 23953. 

3Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. Refer to 5 

CFR 1320.3 for additional information. 

4The Commission staff estimates that the average 

respondent for this collection is similarly situated 

to the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits. 

Based on FERC’s 2020 annual average of $172,329 

(for salary plus benefits), the average hourly cost is 

$83/hour. 

sales to affiliated end-users; or (3) 

investors in independent transmissiononly companies. Filings may be made in 

hardcopy or electronically through the 

Commission’s website. 

Type of Respondent: Public utility 

companies, natural gas companies, 

electric wholesale generators, foreign 

utility holding companies. 

The 60-day Federal Register Notice 2

published on May 5, 2021 and no 

comments were received during the 

comment period. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 3 The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden for the information 

collection as: 

FERC–65 (NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING COMPANY STATUS),FERC–65A (EXEMPTION NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING COMPANY

STATUS), ANDFERC–65B (WAIVER NOTIFICATION OF HOLDING COMPANY STATUS) 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden & cost 

per response 4

Total annual burden 

hours & total annual cost 

($) 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 

FERC–65 ............ 12 1 12 3h hrs.; $249.00 ............... 36 hrs.; $2,988 ................. $249.00 

FERC–65A .......... 4 1.25 5 1 hrs.; $83.00 ................... 5 hrs.; $415.00 ................. 103.75 

FERC–65B .......... 4 1.75 7 1 hrs.; $83.00 ................... 7 hrs.; $581.00 ................. 145.25 

Total ............. ........................ ........................ 24 .......................................... 48 $3,984.00 .................... ........................

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden and cost of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: July 8, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14951 Filed 7–13–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. ER21–2304–000] 

Arlington Solar, LLC; Supplemental 

Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate 

Filing Includes Request for Blanket 

Section 204 Authorization 

This is a supplemental notice in the 

above-referenced proceeding of 

Arlington Solar, LLC’s application for 

market-based rate authority, with an 

accompanying rate tariff, noting that 

such application includes a request for 

blanket authorization, under 18 CFR 

part 34, of future issuances of securities 

and assumptions of liability. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest should file with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is July 27, 

2021. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

may mail similar pleadings to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 

20426. Hand delivered submissions in 

docketed proceedings should be 

delivered to Health and Human 

Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Dated: July 7, 2021. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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